EM 210 - Exercise Design and Evaluation

3 Credits

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to develop, conduct, evaluate and report effective exercises that test a community’s operations plan and operational response capability. Throughout the course, participants will learn about topics including exercise program management, design and development, evaluation, and improvement planning. It also builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, which provide the specifics of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and the National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC).

Pre-requisite(s) EM 102 with min 2.0
Course Note This course is part of the EM program. It is shared with and taught by Pierce College
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online
Winter Online

Designed to Serve Those wishing to serve or already serving in the emergency management role in both the public and private sectors
Active Date 20260408T14:59:17

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 25
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Introduction to Exercise Design
Comprehensive Exercise Program
The Exercise Process
Exercise Design Steps
Tabletop Exercise
Functional Exercise
Full-Scale Exercise
Exercise Evaluation
Exercise Enhancements
Designing a Functional Exercise

Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the exercise design process.

Identify hazards that affect a community or organization.

Develop a purpose statement for an exercise.

Develop objectives for an exercise.

Design a discussion based exercise.

Develop exercise evaluation support material.